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Old 08-09-2006, 11:37 PM
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Brocchi's Cluster

The other day--maybe a week or so ago- when there were a couple of clear nights to be had, I stumbled on Brocchi's cluster while casually scanning the sky with binos

Though I had never observed this asterism before I recognised it immediately and it is quite a delightful object and I just thought I'd mention it as it's well worth inspection.

the best thing is it actually looks like a coat hanger for Southern hemisphere observers, (its upside down for the Northern hemisphere of course)

and if you are in the vicinity, and observing with a telescope, how nice a double star is Albireo..and how long has it been since you last had a look?
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